Crazy life, but it's my life!

Needless to say we have been really busy lately. We have been working on the house which seems like may never get done. Casey and I were talking this weekend about just moving in and finishing it after we've moved in. I have our Master bedroom done except the trim, the one spare bedroom is done so we'll put Addi in there and just work room by room until it's done. We'll put everything in the garage and unload as we finish rooms.

We didn't do much of anything for Easter, we went to church but it was only one hour because we were sharing our building with a few other wards. Then we had an Easter egg hunt at our new house, and then I had to work that day so it was a pretty uneventful day. But we did get some great pictures of Addi Easter egg hunting, she loved it!

As for my weight loss journey....well.....I have been trying to be good but sometimes I have failed. Especially since we have been traveling so much. I am back on track, but in the 3 weeks I have been on this weight loss thing, I have lost a total of 6.6lbs which isn't a ton but it is a start and it is 6.6lbs less than when I started. I've realized that a REAL serving size/portion is small. A lot smaller than almost everyone eats. I've also realized that I really really like my fatty food, and sweets! But like I had said in my last post, Soda is my biggest enemy. But I am doing a lot better than I have ever done and I think I can be completely of soda really soon, it will be a treat once in awhile when we go out to dinner or something.

We bought a truck today, we needed something that could get us around from place to place that wasn't to expensive. For the past 5 months Casey has been taking me to work and picking me up from work and if Adelyn was asleep he'd just leave her at the house cause my Aunt and Uncle were there. Well when we move into our house he can't do that so we needed a second car. Casey has been wanting a truck and I gave in so I drove it to work for the first time today since we just bought it today. It is okay I still like my matrix.

Crazy busy life...

Yes my life recently has been crazy busy. I have been having this shoulder problem that is driving me crazy. It constantly hurts unless I hold it in these crazy positions and sometimes those don't even work. I am getting it checked out in a few days hopefully he can help me fix it.

Then there is the house, this house is going to be the death of me. There is so much painting to do even when I think I am done with a room I go back and it needs touch ups or I missed a spot. Oh and did I mention that I HATE to paint!!! Hate it!! But it will look so much nicer when it is all done, which is really the only thing that is pushing me to get it done. We ( a few girls from work and myself) are having a painting party on the 7th so we should get lot done then I hope. It will be nice to be in the house and decorate it the way I want and be able to call it home.

This last weekend Casey, my cousin Brandi and I went to Portland and so the broadway show Wicked. This is my 3rd time seeing it (I love it!) and it was Casey and Brandi's first. It was fun to watch them enjoy it and we stayed at my other cousins house (Jake) right in downtown Portland and Casey fell in love. It was a nice weekend we had a baby sitter so we were kid free for two whole days. It was nice to just do what we wanted and not have to worry about being back by a certain time or anything. While we were in Portland I went to a second hand kids store and found Adelyn some Nike Shox they are so freaking cute (I would never by my 1 year old Nike shoes if they were brand new, they grow out of them to quickly but second hand I can deal with) I have a picture of them. She looks so grown up with them on. I also found two long skirts for myself I have been trying to find longs skirts recently and couldn't find any. Well I went to Lane Bryant, they were have a clearance sale. If I would have not bought them on clearance I would have had to pay $140.00 for two skirts can you believe that 70.00 per skirt that is ridiculous. But however I paid 13.98 for both skirts. Yep that's right I paid 6.99 per skirt. I love them and can't wait to wear them.

These are Adelyn's Shox

As for my weight loss, I have weighed in and I am getting measured today and I will keep you all posted with how I am doing. I think my big obstacle will be giving up the soda I drink I need to replace it with water, or something more healthy. We will see. cross your fingers for me.

Other than that I can't think of anything new, we are going to see Grandma Mahurin next weekend and maybe take Addi fishing but that is about it.

Operation Baby Weight

Operation Baby weight... this is where I am going to begin to tell you all about my journey to a healthier and better weight. I have gone to my Dr. and he told me I need to loose 60 lbs before I try and get pregnant again, therefore I am starting to eat healthier and I am starting to track my weight lose and everything with you all. I know lots of people don't read my blog but I think it might help me to stick to loosing the weight and everything. So here we go on my journey of weight lose, and a journey to hopefully a second baby. :)

The house and a few other things....

So the house is officially we got the keys and now the work begins. :) We have bought all the baseboards and door trims for the house, and a ceiling fan for our bedroom, and the light for the living room. I have such a big to do list.....and luckily my family is coming this next weekend to help out with everything. We are excited to have them come and help.

Casey and Addi are gone this weekend, Casey went to drill and dropped Adelyn off at my parents house and she is spending the weekend with them. I have the whole weekend to myself and I didn't do a whole lot. :( I would have sewn or something but I can't get to any of my sewing stuff. I did make a pair of stretch pants for Adelyn, it was my first time making any clothes for her, and they were pretty easy and they turned out really good. :) I'll post a picture when she gets home and I try them on her, they are white with black polka dots. Other than that I took a nap and that was about it. next time they are both out of town, I will be in my sewing room and I will sew all weekend long. :)

I'll also take pictures of the house and post some pictures as we change it and when we get it done.

Yay us!!!

So we finally got the news that will will be closing on our house this week, which means we get the keys on the 27th and can move in. (well not exactly right away we are going to paint instead first since it is empty) So we picked out colors for the house and it is going to be bold for me it isn't just brown there is teal, apple green, pink, aqua and fushia. I know it sounds pretty amazing right?

Adelyn has been doing well, she got over her ear infection, she was put on some medicine, and was allergic to it. She got hives and everything so now we know she is allergic to Penicillin. :(

She has been trying to walk (not very hard) but she has taken about a total of 8 steps but she is in no hurry to walk. Which Casey is totally okay with her not being in a hurry.

Her favorite food right now are blueberries, she loves them and would eat them all day everyday if we would let her. She is a really good eater but she does have her favorites.

Right now we are just excited to get our house and start getting it ready to move into, I'll post pictures of before and after when we start to do stuff on the house. Hope all is well with you and I'll right soon.

New & Exciting things....

Well it's been a little while since I have updated this thing, I still haven't done much crafting lately I can't get to any of my stuff in storage but I have good news.......drum roll........ We had the inspection on the house, it went well there are a few things that need to be fixed they are small, and the owner is going to fix most of them. We are waiting on the appraisal for us to get the VA loan it has to be a VA appraiser and there are only 3 in the county. Once that is done, and the
appraiser says our offer is good we should be close to closing...If you listen really closely you can hear the angles singing hallelujah. :) Here is a picture of the front of the house that we are buying.

It a cute little house in a mature neighborhood, it's got two big trees, a cover patio, and a deck in the back. There is also a detached garage it the back, and has brand new real hardwood floors.

Since we have a house now that is almost ours, I have told my husband that if we ever had a house that had a fenced in back yard he could get a dog. Well this house has a complete dog run on the whole left side of the house. I let this little detail out at work and Kelly a lady I work with said oh I have 8 puppies that need homes so yesterday I found myself going to look at puppies. We picked out a little boy one that is brown and white and is a mixture of black lab, and some brown lab, and maybe some chow or husky the lady wasn't sure. I will say that he is pretty cute and we have named him Mick. Kelly is keeping him for us til we get into our house. I'll post pictures then of him.

Since my last post I have also had a birthday, yep that's right I'm the big 26 now! I don't feel as old as my body is trying to tell me I am. My knees and hip have been giving me a lot of problems lately. We didn't do a lot for my birthday, we were going to go to town and have a nice dinner and stuff we had a babysitter and everything and Casey got so sick the poor guy couldn't even move with out throwing up (which I am sure you were all dying to know) he did get me the Anne of Green Gables series on dvd (which are my favorite movies of all time!) and the I got myself a new outfit that is a cream, brown and coral color I think it is super cute!

We have gotten a lot of snow in the past two days, like 6 inches or a little more. And we have ahd some freezing rain.

This next weekend we are trying to make it back home for Adelyn's birthday we have all of the party stuff at my mom and dad's house except the cake (which I bought, I was gonna make it but I don't think I'll have time) the theme is ladybugs which I think will turn out really cute. I will post pictures when we get back home. :)

I saw this saying on pinterest and then I saw it on a friends blog and I decided to add a photo to it and I think it turned out really good. It is the most crafty thing I have done in a few months and I am going through withdrawals! I have seen quite a few things on pinterest that I really want to do so I am going to try and do some of them once we get moved. And I'll post my progress and I get stuff done.

Other than that everything is the same, I work and we sleep and that is about it til we can start working on the house and I'll do before and after pictures of the rooms in the house. Hopefully all is well with your families. Love to all.

Adelyn's 1st Christmas

So this has been a CRAZY year for us... Casey was in Iraq most of it, Adelyn was born, I quit my job to stay home with her, I've had 2 surgeries, Casey came home, Addi had her first Thanksgiving, Halloween, and now her first Christmas. For Christmas this year we celebrated it first in Moses Lake on the 23rd with just Casey, Addi and I and then my In laws rented a cabin in the mountains of Colorado and we celebrated there with the Unruh and Metzger families. It has been a great time so far, Adelyn got quite a few gifts, we went snow tubing today most of the family are going skiing tomorrow. We've had fabulous food, Coree's (Casey's older sister) husband Scott if a tremendous cook and he has cooked everything while we have been here. Adelyn has liked the snow and everything about the cabin.

Also right before Christmas the 23rd actually Casey and I put an offer in on a house in Moses Lake and they accepted it, it is pending inspection and everything which the inspection is on Wednesday but we love it. It is an older house needs some updating but has lots of potential. We are excited to have a home of our own.

As for the up coming days and month, my birthday is one week from today I will be turning 26 crazy how the years start to fly by the older you get. Adelyn turns one on the 27th which is totally crazy for me, I can't believe she is almost one. We will be going to my parents for her birthday, and I think I am gonna make her an owl cake we'll see how it turns out. We are excited for the new year and can't wait for it. Love to you all and we hope you had a great Christmas.

This was Adelyn's first time seeing Santa and she really didn't know what to think so she doesn't look to happy in this picture.

Adelyn got a rocking horse from Santa

She got a talking soccer ball from her Uncle Todd she loved it.

We went tubing on Christmas and Casey and I took a picture on the hill

She was waiting to cut the Christmas tree, this was the first time she played in the snow.